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SW Snowbound trim, what color walls?

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Looking to paint this area a lighter warmer beige or warm white… trim is SW Snowbound.. what colors go good with snowbound? i dont want to repaint trim and ceilings. current paint color is SW Macadamia

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

last year

I would not do any beige tones with that trim it will make the trin look dirty IMO. Whynot something not beige or white but a nice pale grayed green . I would aslo change the lighting to LED at least 3500K and IMO 4000K lose the two little lamps and IMO remove the cabinets under the TV and hang the TV at the proper viewing height Then wall mount those a cabinetstogether on the wall where you have the little table and those mounted so the top is at 30" off the floor so like a buffet . You can cut this colr up to 25% for a nice neutral and a hint of color, Then some pillows with green in them and a pice of art above the new "buffet"

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Beth H. :
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just about anything goes w/snowbound. I'd stay away from anything w/too much yellow undertone to it. your lighting is very warm.

almost the same floors. how about BM Gray Owl?

Try some of these.

These will all look great w/snowbound since snowbound leans a little on the pink undertone spectrum.
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Jennifer Hogan
last year
I would go with a taupe tone rather than a creamy color, something that ties to the sofa and lets the lighter furniture shine.
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paradisesh8
Original Author
last year
Is that Malted Milk in the pic? love that
Lyn Nielson
last year
I'd use SW Snowbound

Get one taller/larger lamp, or even a floor lamp (ambient light is always a plus) and a large area rug (a pattern & color to ground the space.

I'd put the books behind closed doors and display a couple things you treasure.

How about a large piece of art over that game table?
Jennifer Hogan
last year
Warning - the colors that I used above are from the SW computer app. I use it to get into the right color family, but it is always a bit off. Computers are an awful way to view colors.

The two pics above are Lightweight Beige and Bona Fide Beige. Other than Choice Cream the colors I picked above are all warm neutrals that lean toward or are taupe (that color between violet gray and pink beige).

The last 4 colors that Beth shared are also Taupe. Pick out a whole bunch of samples and look at them next to your sofa to pick something that works perfectly with the sofa and doesn't go too gray, too pink or too purple and doesn't get that muddy look next to your sofa when you get just a bit too much yellow.

Prime your walls first then test large samples of the colors that you picked on the wall. They will look way more pink or purple next to the yellow currently on the wall.
Lynne Thomas
last year
Everything in this room is beige, so I’m not sure painting the walls another beige is the best choice. Do you have a piece of art you love or a throw pillow or some other accessory you could draw a wall color from?
paradisesh8
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last year
What color rug if i go the whole room snowbound or taupe?
tracefloyd
last year
I agree with @Lyn Nielson Paint the walls and ceiling in Snowbound flat and leave the trim in Snowbound semi-gloss. We did the same with Alabaster, very nice look and unites the different angles and windows in the living room by making them disappear. Otherwise the Healing Aloe or Gray Owl as mentioned.

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